Civil Engineering Level 3 Apprentice
PFA CONSULTING LTD
SWINDON (SN3 4HG)
Closes on Friday 12 December 2025
Posted on 9 September 2025
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Summary
As an apprentice in the Design Team, you will assist in the design and delivery of traffic management schemes, cycling schemes and public transport schemes. You will assist in the preparation of design and construction drawings for highway works implemented by developers, predominantly new carriageway and footway construction work.
- Wage
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£17,500 a year
- Training course
- Civil engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday – between 8.00am and 6.00pm (3 flexible start times).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- As an apprentice in the Design Team, you will assist in the design and delivery of traffic management schemes, cycling schemes and public transport schemes.
- You will assist in the preparation of design and construction drawings for highway works implemented by developers, predominantly new carriageway and footway construction work.
- This requires interaction and collaboration with teams covering engineering design, water management and flood risk and transport planning.
- You will work alongside existing qualified Civil Engineers where you will assist them in developing designs and programming of works.
- You’ll learn how to outline and detail design using various Computer Aided Design software programmes, alongside using Microsoft Office such as Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- In addition, you’ll be taught how to produce and understand drawings, reading and interpreting specifications, surveys and setting out.
Where you'll work
STRATTON PARK HOUSE
WANBOROUGH ROAD
SWINDON
SN3 4HG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
Training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
- Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
- Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
- Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
- Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
- Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
- Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
- Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
- Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
- Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
- Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
- Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
Training schedule
- Throughout your 39-month apprenticeship, we will allocate to you a workplace mentor to give you the guidance and support needed for completing your Level 3 Civil Engineering Technician course.
- Level 3 National Diploma in Civil Engineering.
- This will involve day release learning at New College, Swindon.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C and above)
- Maths (grade 6/B and above)
- minimum of 5 GCSES (grade 4/C and above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
This vacancy may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found. You can travel by bus, free parking, pension scheme and private health scheme, after a successful probation period. You will need to have an initial pre-screen with New College Swindon before your application is put forward to PFA Consulting LTD.
About this employer
PFA Consulting is a civil engineering and transport planning consultancy providing professional services to the planning, development and construction industry. We specialise in the provision of transport planning, highway and infrastructure engineering, drainage, flood risk, project management and construction supervision. Our services range from initial appraisals and feasibility studies through to detailed design and implementation of projects. Expert advice is given on matters relating to vehicular and non-vehicular access, sustainable transport, transport modelling, parking, public transport, surface and foul water drainage, flood storage and flood risk assessments and all infrastructure related matters. Our services include the preparation of Transport and Drainage Assessments, inputs to Environmental Statements, the preparation of Travel Plans, the detail design of infrastructure and the preparation, letting and administration of construction contracts. The measure of our success is the quality of our client list which features many of the country’s leading housebuilders, land developers, national and international commercial companies, retail operators, educational establishments and public sector bodies as well as private individuals. Senior members of staff are competent in the preparation and presentation of evidence for planning appeals and representing clients’ interests at public inquiries or hearings. We regularly work with many of the prominent members of the Planning Bar. We also provide expert advice relating to planning agreements and planning obligations including S106 planning agreements, S278 and S38 highway agreements and other less common legal matters. All senior members of staff are chartered, or working towards their chartership in their respective profession with a wide-ranging depth and breadth of experience. We regularly work on projects as part of multi-disciplinary teams which may include planning consultants, architects, other engineers, lawyers, landscape architects and surveyors. The Company operates a Quality Management System to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.
After this apprenticeship
On completion of your apprenticeship, the opportunity will be provided to retain a full-time position within the company, developing and furthering your career with a professional body such as the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) training scheme, where you can work towards your Chartership.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
Kirsty
Kirsty.Bain@newcollege.ac.uk
07564576155
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341096.
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Closes on Friday 12 December 2025
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